Schaeffler reports strong sales growth
Schaeffler was able to increase its turnover to around 14.0 billion euros in 2017. The automotive and industrial supplier thus recorded an increase of 5.9 percent.
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read more...Compressors and compressed air
Knorr-Bremse and Dongfeng expand joint activities
China's largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, Dongfeng Auto Parts, transferred its compressor and compressed air activities to the joint venture on January 1.
read more...Bott: Jan Willem Jongert succeeds Reinhard Wollermann-Windgasse
Jan Willem Jongert joined the Bott Group as Managing Director and Spokesman of the Management Board in January 2018. Dr. Reinhard Wollermann-Windgasse has retired.
read more...Aventics completes management team
Andreas Ostermann von Roth joined the Aventics management team as Chief Operating Officer (COO) on January 1, 2018.
read more...Schneider Electric: Von Schweinitz has left the company
Vice President Alexander von Schweinitz left Schneider Electric at the end of 2017. Dr. Barbara Frei, Zone President Schneider Electric DACH, will lead the Building Germany division until further notice.
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ZF: new production facility in Poland
ZF expands production and development for safety electronics in Czestochowa, Poland, with a 10,000 square meter production facility.
read more...Cooper Roller Bearings" becomes "SKF Cooper Split Bearings"
Now that the integration phase of Cooper Roller Bearings into SKF has been completed, the company has decided to market all Cooper split bearing product lines under the name "SKF Cooper".
read more...Mapal: Dieter Kress hands over to his son
Dr. Jochen Kress has been Managing Partner of the Mapal Group since 1 January 2018. His father, Dr. Dieter Kress, retired from the management of the company at the turn of the year.
read more...Start(up) help and FuckUp Nights
The new CEBIT focuses on business, leads and new ideas - the ideal environment for young, up-and-coming companies that are looking for new business partners and want to present themselves to the international market. The meeting place is "scale11".
read more...Weidmüller takes over Malaysian ConnectPlus Technology
The Weidmüller Group acquired the Malaysian company ConnectPlus Technology Sdn Bhd, headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, with effect from January 1, 2018.
read more...car2go increases customer numbers by 30 percent
The car sharing pioneer car2go, a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, was able to further expand its market leadership in the past financial year.
read more...Kiefel: new CEO at Bosch Sprang
Erik Hodenpijl is the new CEO of Dutch tool manufacturer Bosch Sprang. He takes over from Rob Smeulders.
read more...Lapp: Dr. Ralf Zander is the new CFO
Dr. Ralf Zander is the new Board Member for Finance and Controlling at the Lapp Group.
read more...Consolidation of logistics and sales
Hydraulic line components from a single source
Stauff and Voswinkel merge logistics and sales. Since January 2, the products of both companies have been supplied seamlessly by Walter Stauffenberg GmbH & Co.
read more...Von Schweinitz has left the company
Change in the management of Schneider Electric
At his own request, Alexander von Schweinitz handed over operational responsibility for the Building Commercial division at the end of 2017.
read more...Annual targets for 2017 exceeded
Continental makes further gains
With sales of around 44 billion euros, growth of more than 8 percent and an adjusted EBIT margin of around 10.8 percent, Continental exceeded its annual targets.
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